Vacation - Alley - Dunham Street - Part of Arnolds Subdivision of Bank Out Lot 100-101

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1316 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1$30 CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN ,J. LUECKE; MAYOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS September 25, 2000 Members of the Common Council Council Chambers County-City Building, 4th Floor South Bend, Indiana 46601 RE: Vacation of Property Dear Council Members: PHONE 219/235-9251 Fax 219/235-9171 TDD 219/235-5567 In accordance with Municipal Code Section 18-53.8, a favorable recommendation is being submitted to the Common Council concerning the following vacation: The first east west alley north of Dunham Street from the west R/W line of Walnut Street to the east R/W line of Harris Street for a distance o 148.5 feet and a width of 12 feet. Part of Arnold's Subdivision of Bank Outlot 100-101 in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. For your information, the Board received favorable recommendations concerning this Vacation Petition from the Police Department, Fire Department, Area Plan Commission, Sanitation, Department of Economic Development and the Department of Public Works. Solid Waste noted that residents in this area would need to place their trash out front if the vacation were approved. The Division of Engineering noted that-the property owners adjacent to the alley on Walnut and the property owners adjacent to the alley on Harris each depend upon the alley for access to their garages. They should be informed that 1) they need to make improvements obstructing access to the north/south alley; 2) they need to provide cross access easements to each other, then hard surface a portion of the alley which then becomes a shared driveway; or 3) they each need to construct a new driveway on their property and the split that comes to them each by vacation. 'Therefore, the Board submits to you a favorable recommendation concerning this vacation. Sincerely, 1 ~F'h-~~-~"~~~_{,1~ Angela K~Jacob, Clerk Attachments